29 Weeks

As I type this I am getting kicked so hard in the side...and I love it:) This is seriously the hardest I have ever felt him move!! It's crazy! My stomach is just moving all around:)

Anyways, things are crazy with the holidays. We went to 3 Christmas parties this weekend! We had my husbands Christmas party Saturday night where I got to meet all the people at his work. He just started this job a few months ago, so I've only met a handful of them before then. Everyone was really nice! Sunday night 3 friends I went to high school with and I got together for our annual Christmas party:) We always have a great time! I love getting together with the girls because it is one of the only times we are all able to get together at the same time.

Tomorrow is our last day of school before winter break. The kids have been crazy! I am so ready for break. I only have one month left when we return! I can't believe it. I am taking off a month before my due date to "relax" and try and get things done. I'm happy but sad. I am happy I get to stay home with our son, but I will miss my student a lot. I'll also miss the social interaction:)

I only have 2 more days with Kyle. I am taking off until the baby comes, and then who knows! I have been with Kyle and his family for 6 almost 7 years. His family is like my second family. It is bitter-sweet, but needed. I am exhausted after school and then going over there when I leave is even more exhausting. Long story short.... it is what's best.

• How far along?: 29 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: I will find out at my appt tues:(
  
• Stretch marks?: None so far
  
• Sleep?: Eh! It's getting worse for sure. From peeing all night, to not being able to fall asleep when I get back to bed.
• Best moment this week?: Not baby related, but celebrating with Christmas with all our friends
  
• Sex: Boy!!
  
• Movement?: Lots!!
• Food cravings?: Hot chocolate!
  
• Labor signs?: None and please stay that way!!
  
• Belly button in or out?: Outtie when I'm standing... you can see it through my clothes now
  
• What I miss: Wine
  
• What I'm looking forward to: Christmas!!!!
• Milestone: Hmm.... making it this far...:)

Look at how huge I'm getting. Yikes!

My friends and I at our Christmas party!

28 Weeks

Time is flying by. When people used to ask when I was due, I would say "Oh, not until March." Now when they ask and I say "March" they always reply with "Wow that's coming up!!" YIKES!!! I am so scared of the labor and delivery part! I am beyond excited to meet our little man, but getting him out scares me beyond belief. I'll admit it, I'm a wuss! I can't handle pain!! So my birth plan and drugs!! Enough to make me not feel anything! I'm ok with that:)

Anyways, I am starting to feel very large! I went and got my hair cut today and sitting in the chair all I could think was "Last time I was here I did not look this round!!" I know I'm pregnant, but come on! I know I've gained more than I should, but I do have to blame some of this on my ADD meds I was on before I got pregnant. It gave me a suppressed appetite so when I stopped taking it I had a have a hard time knowing when to stop:( Once I am done breast feeding, I am so excited to get back on it. I miss being motivated and not distracted by every little thing. Plus the meds helped with my chronic fatigue, so I wasn't half as tired. Yes, again I know I'm pregnant, but this is a whole new level of tired. It is all for our baby boy and I wouldn't change a thing, but I can complain about it:)

This week too, my foot has started really bothering me. I have plantars facitis which can make it very painful to walk and it comes and goes. Now with this extra weight I'm carrying it is exagerating it. I wore my corrective boot for a day but it did nothing for me. So now it's time to make a call to the podiatrist. YAY.... another Dr to add to my list:)

So enough complaining! Sorry, I feel like this whole post is one big complaint!! On a positive note, I LOVE feeling and watching my little one move around my belly. It is just the neatest feeling every. I could sit here and watch him move all day. I know I will miss that once he is on the outside. It's like something I share with him that no one else can have. Selfish I know, but I love it. He got the hiccups the other day for the first time I could feel it:) It took about 5 minutes of constant thumps for me to realize he had the hiccups!! It was so cute. He started getting annoyed and kicking around after about 15 minutes of having them.

• How far along?: 28 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: I've given up looking at the scale... it makes me sad
  
• How big is baby?: A little over 2 pds still
  
• Stretch marks?: None so far
  
• Sleep?: It's starting to get worse. I get up at least 2 times a night to pee and then every hour I am woken by hip pain and I have to roll over.
  
• Best moment this week?: Feeling the hiccups:)
  
• Sex: Boy!!
  
• Movement?: He is making up for last week!
• Food cravings?: Nothing really this week
  
• Labor signs?: None and please stay that way!!
  
• Belly button in or out?: It's not a full fledged outtie, but it's getting there.
  
• What I miss: Normal jeans that zip and button:)
  
• What I'm looking forward to: Christmas!!!!
• Milestone: 3rd tri baby!!

Trip to Labor and Delivery!

Yup! I started getting cramps today, called the OB and they sent me to Labor and Delivery! Yeah, so on to L&D I went. I got there and had to wait in the waiting room for like 20 minutes just to get checked in. My mom surprised me and showed up because she was "in the area." I was glad she came because I ended up being there for almost 4 hrs. Once in the room they had me put on a gown and they strapped me to monitors. I actually enjoyed being able to sit there and listen to Baby Love's heartbeat the whole time!!

They were watching for contractions and watching his heartbeat. After about 45 min they came in and asked a million questions then informed me they were going to do an exam, check my cervix and do an internal ultrasound! Eekk! I know what a cervix check was like and was NOT looking forward to that. In the meantime I had to pee like no other, but didn't want to say anything because I didn't want them to unstrap me:)

When they came in the said they only needed to check my cervix. Good Lord it felt like they she was sticking her whole hand up my who ha!! OUCH!! Anyways, she said my cervix was closed so that was good:) Now we had to wait for the OB on call to give me the OK to go home.

After an hour of her waiting for her to come out of surgery I couldn't take it and had to page them to let me go to the bathroom. Before I went though, my monitor started going off because it kept losing the baby's heartbeat. That was a little scary, but he was moving around so much he kept going off the monitor. He kept making loud noises when he moved:) But I just moved it around and found it again. Anyways, when I got back from the bathroom they told me it was time to get dressed and I could go home.

They aren't sure what caused my cramps. It could be from doing way too much, dehydration, moving something... pretty much anything. So they told me to take it very easy over the weekend. I can do that:)

And Baby Love please listen to mama... please don't give me any more scares. I'd like you to stay in without anymore scares for at least 10 weeks. I can be uncomfortable and what not... but not else. Please and thank you. Love, Your Mama:)

Here are a few pics my mom took on the phone of my adventure in L&D.

My monitor with my BP and Baby Love's heartbeat

27 Weeks!!

I have officially made it to the 3rd trimester... the final stretch! *Squeal of excitement and fear* This week is flying by and I am just now getting time to sit down and blog. Baby Love has been pretty quite this week... but I am still feeling him kick and move! Nothing new has happened so I will jump to the survey.

• How far along?: 27 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: Holy crap... 25 pds. Yup!! You read that right... still
  
• How big is baby?: A little over 2 pds, but feels like 10!
  
• Stretch marks?: None so far
  
• Sleep?: Other then my nightly potty break, it isn't horrible yet.
  
• Best moment this week?: Finding out everything was ok in labor and delivery
  
• Sex: Boy!!
  
• Movement?: He is being quite this week:( but I still feel him daily
  
• Food cravings?: Pineapple
  
• Labor signs?: I'll post about that in a few...
  
• Belly button in or out?: When I am standing up it's an outtie, but when I am sitting down it's an innie.
  
• What I miss: Not worrying about this little one
  
• What I'm looking forward to: Hmm....
• Milestone: 3rd tri baby!!
  

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was great this year!! I ate so much food and didn't feel guilty for any of it:) Ahh one of the joys of pregnancy. We always have it at my mom and dad's. Jared's parents came up and had dinner with us too. Then Saturday we went to his parents for dinner and went and tagged our Christmas tree. Here are some pics of the holiday weekend!

My 26 week pic took before going to Thanksgiving dinner

My nephew's 1st Thanksgiving dinner

My niece in her home depot gear


My oh so studdly hubby showing off my nieces home depot gear:)

Hubby and I (and his much needed hair cut) in front of our Christmas tree we are cutting down:)

26 weeks

I'm a little late posting my 26 week update seeing that I will be 27 weeks in a few days. Oh well, better late than never. I have been crazy busy with Thanksgiving and all that this week. So this will be short and sweet:) We still have to go to Jared's parents today for Thanksgiving and we are going to tag our Christmas tree while there!!! Yay!!

So I had my glucose test on Monday. They check for gestational diabetes half way through your pregnancy. They make you drink a gloriously sugary drink... NOT! It tasted like overly sugary orange soda. Horrible!! But we scheduled the testing for early. I thought for sure I would fail for all the sugary foods I eat! But they called me on Tuesday and said I passed with flying colors. I got a 74 and it has to be between 70 and 1o0 something (I think). So my numbers were actually close to being too low. Man, what would happen if I didn't eat so much sugar. Guess my sweet tooth can stay:)

While we were at the appointment, they were checking the heartbeat like usual. A beautiful 145:) When she had the wand on my belly all of a sudden we heard a big THUMP! Baby Love kicked me right where they had the wand. I looked at the nurse and I was like, "He just kicked me!!" She was like "He sure did." I thought it was super cute being able to hear him kick! Everything looked good.

• How far along?: 26 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: Holy crap... 25 pds. Yup!! You read that right.
  
• How big is baby?: He is the size of some weird fruit this week...AGAIN!!
  
• Maternity clothes?: Yup... this question is getting deleted next week bc we all know I am wearing them by now:)
  
• Stretch marks?: None so far
  
• Sleep?: Other then my nightly potty break, it isn't horrible yet.
  
• Best moment this week?: Hearing the heartbeat and being woken up by my little thumper:)
  
• Sex: Boy!!
  
• Movement?: LOTS and Lots
  
• Food cravings?: Cheese ball still....
  
• Labor signs?: None!! Please stay away for awhile!!
  
• Belly button in or out?: When I am standing up it's an outtie, but when I am sitting down it's an innie.
  
• What I miss: Normal clothes and being skinny... but it is all for a good cause!!
  
• What I'm looking forward to: More Thanksgiving food today:)
• Milestone: Less than 100 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  

25 weeks and lots of updates:)

Wow... 25 weeks. I get so excited the further I get. I still am thankful every day for each day I am pregnant! I thank God for blessing me with this baby:) I love feeling him flip and kick. He is becoming quite the active boy. Jared felt him kick again this week but it wasn't as strong as last week. He said it felt like a twitch and I told him that's what it normally feels like. The little boy I watch, his brothers have been dying to see or feel the baby kick. Last night I reclined in their lazy boy and the boys sat there and watched my belly for like 15 minutes taking turns putting their hands on my belly. It was too funny. He was moving a lot but they couldn't feel him. They saw him move once. Then Matthew put his phone on my belly and moved his hand and Jon kept his hand on and baby love gave a huge kick. Jon and I looked at each other like "Whoa!!" They were so excited.

I had a bout of morning sickness, ate the wrong thing, or had a little bug on Wednesday night that followed into Thursday. I felt horrible. I thought for sure I was going to loose everything I ate that day, but luckily I kept it down. I had been down to half a zofran for about a week, but ended up taking a hole one that night and a 2 the next day. While I was feeling horrible, baby boy was just kicking away!! I mean he was going crazy. I will have to remind him of that one day that I felt horribly nauseous but he thought it was play time kicking me all around:)

Jared and I worked all weekend getting everything out of the nursery and into the sun room. Thanks to our friend Dustin's help, we now have 2 desks, a bookcase, a pull out couch, and a file cabinet all around the room!! I will have to post pics later. Once everything was out, I cleaned the carpet ready to move in the crib and dresser. So we move it all in on Monday night. Jared wanted to unload the dresser first. He worked so hard getting it out of the box I felt bad!! He would not let me help, other then pulling the box out from underneath when he moved it. So as he was pulling it, I noticed screws kept falling out! I told Jared " I don't think that's a good sign" and then as he pulled it a track from the drawer bottom out!! OY!!! So the bottom drawer only had one track and the drawer above it, the screws were pulling out and so that drawer would not come out!

I was so frustrated. Long story short, Jared called twice and they are finally going to deliver a new one and pick up this one:( So it's just sitting there not able to be used until the new one comes in!! Let's hope that the new one is better. We didn't pay $400 for a dresser thats going to fall apart!! We pulled the crib out and it seems to be in good shape and all the pieces are there.... now Jared just has to put it together.

• How far along?: 25 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: I will find out Monday:(
  
• How big is baby?: He is the size of some weird fruit this week!!
  
• Maternity clothes?: Yup
  
• Stretch marks?: None so far
  
• Sleep?: Other then my nightly potty break, it isn't horrible yet.
  
• Best moment this week?: Starting on the nursery
  
• Sex: Boy!!
  
• Movement?: He loves kicking his mama and I love it:)
  
• Food cravings?: Cheese ball!!! This might have led to my belly ache...
  
• Labor signs?: None!! Please stay away for awhile!!
  
• Belly button in or out?: It's mostly flat, but some of it is starting to stick out:(
  
• What I miss: People asking how I am not, "how are you feeling"
  
• What I'm looking forward to: I'm not really looking forward to the gestational diabetes test monday, but we do get to hear Baby Love's heartbeat!
• Milestone: Making it this far:)

24 weeks!!

We have reached our V-day. For those who don't know this means our baby is now viable:) If the baby is born the hospital will do what they can to help the baby survive. It would still be a fighting chance, but it is a huge step!!

Jared finally felt the baby move. I thought maybe he would never be able to feel the bug-a-boo, but I was laying in bed and he was dancing all around. I could feel his body parts he was going so crazy. I texted Jared and told him to quickly and quietly come upstairs to feel his baby. He came up and I showed him where to put his hand and within a minute he felt him!! We were so excited! The next day I don't think the baby slept for more then an hour all day! He was so active:) I LOVED it. Today he seems a lot more quiet, but I can't blame him because he was so active yesterday.

We went to go see "A Christmas Story" at a local high school last night. The baby was bouncing around all the first half and then he was quiet. Then when the play was over and every one started clapping, he got scared (I'm guessing) and started bouncing around. It's so neat feeling him so much now. I love it!!

• How far along?: 24 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: I think I'm up 20 pounds altogether... oy!!
  
• How big is baby?: A little over a pound
  
• Maternity clothes?: Yup
  
• Stretch marks?: None so far
  
• Sleep?: Hasn't been too bad this week, although I am starting to get more leg cramps. I woke up with 2 charlie horses Tuesday night:(
  
• Best moment this week?: Jared being able to feel Baby Love
  
• Sex: Boy!!
  
• Movement?: Depending on the day, lots!
• Food cravings?: Hmm.... Mac n cheese from noodles has been hitting the spot
  
• Labor signs?: None!! Please stay away for awhile!!
  
• Belly button in or out?: It's mostly flat, but some of it is starting to stick out:(
  
• What I miss: Being able to bend over normally
  
• What I'm looking forward to: Continuing to feel the baby move and grow in me!
• Milestone: Making it to my V-day:)
  

We finally purchased.....

Our crib:) YAY!!! I am so excited. We decided we wanted to go with the Sorelle Vicki in Espresso. It is so pretty to me. We were able to get 20% off it because we got the crib and dresser. I think the dresser is really classy as well. We are going to get a changing pad to put on top and make that our changing table. We didn't want to get a changing table, because I kind of find them pointless:/ That's just my opinion. Plus our nursery isn't huge so the least amount of furniture the better. Here is a pic of what we got:

Aren't they so nice:) So while we were at Babies-R-Us, we ended up registering too. I loved going around the store with the little gun! We were a bit overwhelmed, but we had fun! When we were done with our adventure at BRU, we decided to go to Pottery Barn to see if the crib bedding I am in love with was there. I knew exactly where it was. When I walked back there...it wasn't there!!! I had a slight freak out and then went to ask a sales associate if they had it anywhere else. She said they just took it down yesterday, but they had it in the back!! I was so so so excited. I was a little worried because the price online was cheaper in store, so I had to ask if we get the price. You know what she said, "Oh it actually went on sale even more!!" Eekk!!!

So when she rang up the bumper, fitted sheet, and skirt it was only $109.... I was thinking it was going to be $139! So Jared told me to go ahead and get the quilt since it was all on sale!! We got all that (quilt, bumper, sheet, and skirt) for $15o!!!! What a great Baby Love decorating day. Here is the crib set we got (of course some random child's name is not on ours:):

And a close up:

How cute is all of this going to be together. They said the crib should be in sometime early this week! *Sigh* It's all slowly coming together and becoming even more real:)

23 Weeks!!

Woot woot! 23 weeks baby:) Nothing too eventful has really happened this week, my life is quite dull right now. I got over my flu and lovingly passed it on to Jared. Aren't I sweet. I am still have a cough, but I will survive.

I believe we actually picked out a crib. When I'm not so tired. Babies-r-us is having a sale and free shipping, so I think we are going to get it this weekend. Jared made a comment that he got me the crib set I like from Pottery Barn for Christmas. I will post pics of this too later:)

• How far along?: 23 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: I've probably gained 15 pounds... YIKES!
  
• How big is baby?: Bubba is a pound... the size of a papya
  
• Maternity clothes?: Yup
  
• Stretch marks?: None so far
  
• Sleep?: Pretty good this week. My hips still hurt, but I've had a good couple of nights sleep. Although now that Jared is sick, his tossing and turning and coughing keeps me up:)
  
• Best moment this week?: Feeling him more
• Sex: Boy!!
  
• Movement?: Yup! Lots of thumps and bumps:)
• Food cravings?: I wanted cake so bad, I actually went and made one Sunday night
  
• Labor signs?: None!! Please stay away for awhile!!
  
• Belly button in or out?: It's mostly flat, but some of it is starting to stick out:(
  
• What I miss: Normal clothes!!
  
• What I'm looking forward to: Still Jared feeling the baby move!!! I try to make him feel it, but he just still can't feel it:(
• Milestone: Hmm...... making it this far is always a milestone to me:)
  

Happy Halloween!!

So yesterday was halloween! It is one of my favorite holidays because it means fall is here, the weather is beautiful, it's almost Thanksgiving... meaning it's almost Christmas:) It is such a nice time of year. I can't wait to dress up our little man next year!! I am going to go shopping this week to find a cheap outfit for him. Here are some pictures of our halloween:) I must warn you, for some reason I am looking very rough in the pics! I think my face is getting rounder:(

The student I work with and I at the harvest party

We went and picked our pumpkins:)

I managed to dress up Baby Love somehow:)

22 weeks

So we got to go hear Baby Love's heartbeat on Monday. I LOVE it. I could listen to it all day... seriously!! She asked where he was hiding, so I said I felt him mostly on the left side and she immediately found him. But then he moved around. He kept playing hide and seek with the doppler. She finally got him to hold still long enough to get a count of 148 bpm.

I unfortunately have now caught the flu. It started out with a horribly dry cough on Monday and Tuesday. I never carried a fever, but thought I should call the Dr anyways to see what I could take. He told me to take Benadryl Allergy. Not sure how it was going to help, but I bought it anyways. So, I decided to take work off today to try and rest. Good thing I did, I now have horrible aches and a temp of 100.5:( I feel horrible. Let me complain for a minute: My chest hurts from coughing, my sides hurt from coughing, I swear I pee every time I cough (not really but you get the gist), I have horrible aches that my skin is crawling, I can't get comfortable because my hips hurt so bad, the list keeps going but I think you get the point. I even googled if I was hurting my baby from coughing so much. But have no fear the computer says Baby Love is going to be just fine.

So anyways, I had to call my OB because of my temp and they sent me in a script for tamiflu. They won't even see you anymore so you don't expose the office, so they call in tamiflu. Then I had to call my normal dr because I needed more of my inhaler because my asthma is out of wack. I hate having to take so much meds while pregnant, but they assure me I and the baby will be fine. So tonight my cocktail will be 2 puffs of albuterol, tamiflu, zofran and unisom. *Sigh* I sure hope baby love doesn't hate me for all this:( You know what's the best about all this, is I just got the flu shot on Friday. Yup, I get the flu shot and end up getting the flu. This happened last time I got it too, so therefore I refuse to get it ever again!!

• How far along?: 22 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: I didn't look at the scale:/
  
• How big is baby?: He should be a pound:)
  
• Maternity clothes?: Yup
  
• Stretch marks?: None so far *knock on wood*
  
• Sleep?: I fall asleep ok, then wake up coughing... so not so great this week.
  
• Best moment this week?: Hearing the heartbeat
• Sex: Boy!!
  
• Movement?:Love love love it!!!
  
• Food cravings?: Hot and sour soup from China Express. I've had it 3 times this week.
  
• Labor signs?: None!! Please stay away for awhile!!
  
• Belly button in or out?: It's flat
  
• What I miss: Right now I'm pretty content:)
  
• What I'm looking forward to: Still Jared feeling the baby move!!!
• Milestone: Over half way to meeting or baby boy!!

21 Weeks

Other then complete and utter exhaustion I think I am starting to feel normal. *THINK* is the key word... knock on wood. I felt little man on the outside a few days last week, then I went through a few days of hardly feeling him at all:( I was starting to get worried, go figure! So today and yesterday my student was out sick, so I was only at school for half a day! Today, I decided to go to the mall and get a baby outfit for my brother in laws wedding next May. I must say, it is the cutest darn outfit ever!! I will post pics of it later. On my way home, I got some hot and sour soup and egg rolls for lunch. Baby Love either loved or absolutely hated it because it's the most active I have ever felt him. I LOVED it:) I could actually watch my belly moved when he kicked it. I wish he would do this more often because mommy loves it!

• How far along?: 21 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: Only a pound or so from last week....I hope
  
• How big is baby?: He should be a pound:)
  
• Maternity clothes?: Yup
  
• Stretch marks?: None so far *knock on wood*
  
• Sleep?: We still have a love hate relationship, but more love then hate.
  
• Best moment this week?: Just now when I ate my soup, I LOVE feeling him kick and move!!
  
• Sex: Boy!!
  
• Movement?: Can't get enough!
  
• Food cravings?: I enjoy most all foods now:)
  
• Labor signs?: None!! Please stay away for awhile!!
  
• Belly button in or out?: Yeah, it's almost flat.
  
• What I miss: Right now I'm pretty content:)
  
• What I'm looking forward to: Still Jared feeling the baby move!!!
• Milestone: Over half way to meeting or baby boy!!

20 weeks...HALF WAY!!!

I can't believe I am half way through my pregnancy! YAY! Less if our little man decides to show up a little early (but baby love only a few weeks is all I will accept...no earlier please:) Cook for as long as you can!!). I will post more later but here is the survey:)

• How far along?: 20 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: Only a pound or so from last week....I hope
  
• How big is baby?: Almost a pound is what the books say
  
• Maternity clothes?: Yup. I can still wear some non maternity shirts, but all maternity pants.
  
• Stretch marks?: None and hoping to keep it that way
  
• Sleep?: I just realized I haven't slept straight through the night in over a month. I wake up starting at around 1am with my hips aching like no other. It WILL be worth it
  
• Best moment this week?: Feeling the baby kick on the outside yesterday!
  
• Sex: All BOY:)
  
• Movement?: I feel him every day now, some days more then others.
  
• Food cravings?: I want Krispy Kreme donuts like you wouldn't believe.
  
• Labor signs?: Baby Love and I had a talk and I asked him very politely to stay in until my due day. So none so far:)
  
• Belly button in or out?: Yeah, it's almost flat.
  
• What I miss: A great nights sleep
  
• What I'm looking forward to: Jared feeling the baby move!!!
• Milestone: Making it HALF WAY through this pregnancy!!

Pic taken 19w 6d... with my new glasses:)

19 weeks

So I slacked last week and didn't do a survey... but I think I am forgiven giving I had my big u/s and our 2 year anniversary! What a week that was. We found out we were having a boy and the next day was our 2 year anniversary. I can't believe we have been married for 2 whole years. Time flies. Jared has had to work soooo much lately and so he got me beautiful flowers and a decorative broom I have wanted for fall. It smells like cinnamon! YUM!! We went out for a nice steak dinner and a date to buybuybaby! It was overwhelming and fun!

I can't believe next week I will be half way through my pregnancy! Our baby boy is growing and so is my belly:) Here is the survey for the week!

• How far along?: 19 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: Umm... at our u/s I was up 10 pounds! YIKES:/
  
• How big is baby?: At the u/s he was 9oz so I am sure he is bigger then that now
  
• Maternity clothes?: Yup. I can still wear some non maternity shirts, but all maternity pants.
  
• Stretch marks?: None and hoping to keep it that way
  
• Sleep?: We have a love hate relationship! I love to sleep, but am waking up every hour to switch sides because my hips hurt. I got a new body pillow today, so we shall see.
  
• Best moment this week?: Finding out we're having a BOY!
• Sex: All BOY:)
  
• Movement?: I definitely feel lots of flutters.
  
• Food cravings?: Pizza hut pizza!!!!
  
• Labor signs?: No thank you!
  
• Belly button in or out?: In... and getting wider.
• What I miss: Wearing my skinny clothes:)
  
• What I'm looking forward to: Feeling kicks and punches more then flutters!
  
• Milestone: Hmm.....

It's a ....

BOY!!! Baby Love is a boy and there is really no questioning it:) He was very active!! Jared, my mom, and his mom came with me to the u/s. It was like Christmas morning!! I woke up with just enough time to get ready and leave. Of course we got stuck in traffic on our way there, but made it just in time. When the Dr. started I had no clue what he was looking at but he started explaining. He was like, "Are you guys sure you want to know??" Of course I was like YES!! He said it's all boy:)

Everything was so neat to look at. We looked at the heart, brain, kidneys, bladder, you name it we looked at it. He said everything looks great and he is already a hefty 9 ounces! My baby boy's a beef! At one point during the u/s we saw his mouth opening and shutting. He's already talking a lot like his mama!

So ladies watch out... Baby BOY Love will be here in March!

Hilarious!!

I found this the other day and thought I would share. I thought it was pretty stinking funny:)

Boy or Girl???

So I have no strong feeling one way or another if Baby Love will be a boy or girl. I do keep having dreams Baby Love is a boy. I have had some of the weirdest dreams! I think I've had a dream almost every night this week about finding out what our baby is. They go from the doctor telling me what the baby is, but by the time I get home I forget to seeing what looks like girl bits on the ultrasound but being told it is definitely a boy. Then there was a dream I gave birth to a cat... hmm now that's a new one:) I found some quizzes online that predict what you are having by your symptoms. Here is the conclusion to the quizzes:

Labor of Love: Girl

Just Mommies: Girl

Bump.com: Boy

Babyman: Boy

Sexratio.com: Boy

Gender prediction: Girl

Shettles Method: Boy

Baby's Heartbeat: 150 bpm- Girl

Old Wives Tales Boy:
Leg hair growing faster
Chest hasn't grown to extreme...
Headaches


Old Wives Tales Girl:
Carrying somewhat high
Jared hasn't been gaining weight with me
Morning Sickness
My nose hasn't changed
Craving fruit
Higher Heart rate

I guess it's a toss up still. I am so ready for Monday. I am just praying Baby Love doesn't have a shy bone and shows us her lady bits or boy parts:)

17 Weeks

So I thought since I was 17 weeks I could maybe stop taking my zofran for a day and see what happens. I still took my unisom, seeing when I didn't take both I woke up running to the bathroom. Well, this time I woke up incredibly nauseous:( I never got sick, but I definitely felt icky. I took my zofran and ate some crackers and felt better by the time it was time to go to school. So apparently at 17 weeks, I still have to take medicine for morning sickness. I feel guilty taking it because I didn't want to take any medicine while pregnant.

So I have had 3 dreams about my big u/s next Monday. 6 days away!! YAY!! I can't wait. I keep worrying that Baby Love will not want to cooperate and not show us their goods. My mom is coming with us, so that makes me even more excited. I took the day off school and so my mom and I are going to go shopping so I can finally get things for Baby Love. So Baby Love, if your listening, please cooperate and don't be shy!

• How far along?: 17 weeks
  
• Total weight gain: Up a few pounds from last week
  
• How big is baby?: 5.1 in and about 5.9 oz... getting big:)
  
• Maternity clothes?: Yup. I tried normal pants today with my belly band and I will never do that again. I was so uncomfortable ALL day.
  
• Stretch marks?: None and hoping to keep it that way
  
• Sleep?: Not the best. I think it's because when I roll over I have to take my pillow with me so it wakes me up. Weird I know:) But I am normally in bed by 8:30 or 9!
  
• Best moment this week?: Nothing major this week
  
• Movement?: S/he is making little flutter as I type. I learned the baby likes chocolate because every time I eat it, I feel him/her
  
• Food cravings?: Pizza hut pizza!!!!
  
• Labor signs?: No thank you!
  
• Belly button in or out?: In... and getting wider.
• What I miss: Not being uncomfortable. I know I have a LONG way to go, but I am starting to get uncomfortable with bending, laying/sitting too long.
• What I'm looking forward to: Finding out what Baby Love is on Monday!!
  
• Milestone:Umm.... making it this far is always at the top of my list:)
  

16 weeks!

So I haven't been up to much lately because I have been so incredibly tired!! I can't explain the exhaustion, but basically once I am off work my butt is on the couch. I wish I would get the 2nd tri energy I keep hearing about. I think it's a myth they tell pregnant woman to get their hopes up:(

On a good note, I felt Baby Love move!!! Since its so early it feels like as I describe, little muscle spasms. I was lying in bed on my left side and then out of nowhere I felt these light little spasms. I quickly looked at my stomach, thinking it was a muscle spasm. Nope, it was Baby Love telling me s/he is in there:) I have felt it a few times since then. The first 2 times was after I ate chocolate so maybe it's a girl:)

I had a my first baby dream. I had a dream that Jared and I went in for our big u/s. When they announce we were having a boy I remember feeling disappointed. Which is SO weird, because I really don't care... I just want a healthy baby. It was sooooo weird.

How far along? 16 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: No weight gain since last week
Maternity clothes? Yup
Sleep: I wish I could sleep 24/7, but I can't:( I am having a harder time sleeping because I wake up every time I roll over and then in the middle of the night, I always have to get up to pee!
Best moment this week: Knowing I felt baby love move
Movement: Little flutters:)
Gender: Find out September 28! Survey needs more votes though:)
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In... way in
What I miss: Not being so flipping tired all the time!
What I am looking forward to: Finding out what baby love is on Sept 28
Weekly Wisdom: Trust your instincts and don't worry so much.
Milestones: Feeling the baby move!!

I took my first front picture:)

15 weeks!!!!

How far along? 15 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: No weight gain since last week
Maternity clothes? Yup
Sleep: I am still in bed by 9, but I am waking up a lot more during the night! It seems every time I move, I wake myself up
Best moment this week: Hmm.... making it this far:)
Movement: I'm not sure. I *might* have felt a little flutter twice this week, but I am still waiting to make sure that's what it was.
Gender: Find out September 28! Survey needs more votes though:)
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In... way in
What I miss: Not being so flipping tired all the time!
What I am looking forward to: Finding out what baby love is on Sept 28
Weekly Wisdom: Take time to enjoy the pregnancy! Even though it sucks sometimes, it is truly a blessing.
Milestones: My bump is starting to come through:) I'll post pics later.

Well that was fun ... not!!

So Thursday morning at 3am I woke up incredibly nauseous. All I could think is "The Dr just said I shouldn't have do deal with anymore morning sickness. He must have been smoking crack!!" So after I made a mad dash to the bathroom to get sick I was not happy with my Dr to get my hopes up. I was seriously miserable. I never went back to bed and I didn't want to miss school since we just started last week. On my way to school it hit me, they put me on antibiotics for a bladder infection and I hadn't felt right since starting it. I had a horrible headache on Wednesday which led to throwing up Thursday morning.

I immediately called my Dr and told them I thought my meds were making me sick. She said she would call me back with my culture results in a bit. About an hour later she called me back and told me I could stop taking the meds because my culture came back negative. Thanks!!! I could have saved my dinner in my belly if I wouldn't have even started the meds to begin with:( Oh well, you live and learn.

On a fun note. Jared went to the first OSU game of the season on Saturday with a friend. I thought that would be the perfect time to go shopping for clothes that fit. I went to Kohls, Gap, and Maternity Destination. I spent over $140, but came out with 6 shirts, a pair of jeans, and a pair of leggings!! I am set:) I also got the baby a shirt for Jared from baby Gap that says "I love Daddy." It is sooooo cute!!

14 Weeks

As my Dr said, I am "officially in the 2nd trimester." WAHOO!!! I made it:) This week has been a great Baby Love week. I have felt good, other then being super tired! I am starting to get more comments on my up and coming bump. And I got to hear Baby Love's heartbeat. *sigh* The.Best.Sound.So.Far!!

So I was anxiously awaiting our appointment Tuesday morning. I had dreams that horrible things happened when I went in. We got there and waited forever. When they had us go back I didn't have to strip down for once. The nurse came in with the doppler and immediately found the heart beat. It was an amazing whoosh whoosh. Baby Love's heart beat was a "great" 150 beats per minute. Instead of the normal person who cries when they hear it, I giggled the whole time.

Unfortunately I have a lovely bladder infection, which they put me on antibiotics for. I had a suspicion I had one, so I asked them to test. Sure enough, results were clear as day. BUT.... we did schedule our BIG ultrasound where we find out whether Baby Love is a Princess or Football player:) We scheduled it for September 28. That's the day before our 2 year anniversary. My mom is coming with us, so I am taking the day off work so we can go shopping afterwards. Baby Love, please cooperate for mama.... she is really looking forward to this.

So today, one of the duty aides came up to me at lunch and asked if I was expecting. Jared said I should have said "expecting what??" Of course I didn't, and told them I was. She said they had all been talking about it, but everyone was afraid to ask in case I wasn't:) So I guess I am showing more then I thought. That made me excited.

Jared and I have really been talking about the H1N1 shot since I work at a school. I am really too nervous to get it since there is no research on the effects it has on the fetus. I hate not knowing how it could one day effect our child. Scary!! We decided that I am not going to get it, and if the flu season is rampant then I will just have to quit early. I would rather not make money then take the chance of getting really sick.

How far along? 14 weeks 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: Officially gained 6 pounds. YIKES:(
Maternity clothes? Yup
Sleep: I am in bed by 9pm if not earlier since I don't get my naps anymore.
Best moment this week: Hearing Baby Loves hearbeat
Movement: None yet... can't wait!!
Gender: Still have no clue. Survey needs more votes though:)
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In... way in
What I miss: Not eating everything in sight:)
What I am looking forward to: Finding out what baby love is on Sept 28
Weekly Wisdom: It's ok to go to bed at 7:30 if your tired! Baby Love needs me to get all the rest I can now:)
Milestones: I Reaching 2nd trimester. The doctor told me the baby is fully formed! Now all they have to do is grow, grow, grow!! Crazy!

13 Weeks

I keep saying this, but I am still amazed every day I make it further into my pregnancy. I am slowly feeling better. Now I am just getting fatter. Seriously!! I started back at school this week and realized... there is no hiding this anymore. I still haven't gained the amount of weight it looks like I have. It's all in my belly. I know, I know. I'm pregnant, duh! But it's just weird. Today was our first day of school and I thought I would wear my cute new maternity crop pants and a flowy shirt. I used to wear this shirt when I felt fat because it did a good job of hiding it. Yeah, I put it on and hello belly. The teacher I work with was like, "Oh you look cute and pregnant." She then quickly said "But of course I wouldn't have noticed if I didn't know:)" It was funny.

I went to bed at 8pm last night and didn't wake up till 7 this morning. I was ready for the 1st day of school. After the kids came in and were settled, I realized I was already ready for a nap! But it ended up being a great day back. The class is a really good one this year too. Everyone, for the most part, knows I am pregnant.

How far along? 13 weeks 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: Yeah, I've gained 5 pds since last week
Maternity clothes? Pretty much all I wear...
Sleep: I am in bed by 9pm and hopefully have had a nap sometime before that.
Best moment this week: Only have 2 days of feeling crummy
Movement: None yet... can't wait!!
Gender: Still have no clue. Survey needs more votes though:)
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Again, not worrying so much
What I am looking forward to: Hearing the heartbeat in less than a week
Weekly Wisdom: Trust God, it's all you can do.... same as last week, but great:)
Milestones: I don't know really:/

First day of school bump pic:)

And the close up of the bump.

I really feel like I look bigger than I do in this pic!

Which grew bigger...

My boobs or belly???

4 weeks

12 weeks 2 days

What's even more weird is I now have gained at most... 2 pds!!

12 weeks!

So to some I am considered in my 2nd tri today, others it's not until 13 weeks, some not until 13 weeks and 3 days. Would somebody make up their mind?? I am trying to put my trust in God that Baby Love is growing strong, because until my appointment I have no clue. 2 weeks from today I get to go hear Baby Love's beautiful heart beat. It can't come soon enough. I want to buy a doppler for home, but Jared thinks I am crazy.

This past weekend was crazy, to say the least. Let me recap it for you. On Friday we took Brutus and Mojo, our cats, to the vet. We put Brutus in the cage, because he tends to freak out when he goes outside and I held Mojo, wrapped in a blanket. Mojo did great the whole trip. Brutus sat in his cage and cried the whole 20 minutes to the vet. Once we got there, they were quiet as mice. That is until the vet came in (after waiting for 35 minutes) and Mojo was 1st. She is our dainty kitty. She is 4 so she runs the house, but tiny. As soon as the vet laid hands on her she growled and hissed. Wher did precious, sweet Mojo go? Mojo weighed in at 7.5 pounds.... told you she was tiny. Then there was Brutus, who didn't make a peep the whole time, until they took him back to weigh him. They said he freaked a little, but from what they saw he is about 13.5 pounds. FATTY!! He is very "solid" the vet said. She also said he could stand to lose a few pounds. I guess no more nightly cat sip for you chump a lump. Finally, we made it home:)

After we got home, I got to go and meet the student I work with and her mom and sister at her therapy place. I was really nervous because I was going to tell her I was pregnant so we could begin preparing Sarah for March, Sarah has Aspergers which is a form of autism. I am her one on one aide and have been with her since 1st grade. We will be in a 3rd grade room this year. I met her therapist and then we were off to go on the paddle boats across the streets. It was so fun!! By the time we got there we had to wait 30 min for it to open, so when the kids were playing I told her mom I was expecting. She was so excited! *Sigh of relief* I knew she would be happy, but I wasn't sure if she would worry to much about when I left. I told her I am not telling my supervisor till schools starts. I am going to push for an aide to come in January so I can train them and they can get to know her before I leave.

Then Saturday we left for Cleveland for Jared's company party. I was nervous because this was the longest drive I have been on since morning sickness graced me with its prescence. Before we left we got a baby name book. It was only 1800 names and it had things like first impression, famous names, nicknames, and things to consider with the name. I read the whole thing to him on the way up and we realized we didn't like it very well. I was actually fine when we got there. We went out to dinner with an older couple and when we got back, we went to the hotel bar with another couple. Pregnant lady at the bar is never that much fun.... but hey this too shall pass. The next day was the picnic at a baseball game. It was flippin 90 plus degrees and pure humidity.

After walking my fat butt to the park I thought I was going to puke from the heat. I never felt right the whole time we were there. Luckily we were under a pavillion. I tried a hot dog, but it didn't like me so we went down and got a pretzel. Anyways, I planted my butt at a table that had a breeze and didn't move much all day. I have to say, Jared and I both won a prize. I won a big blanket with the team logo and I had Jared get a sweatshirt for when I get big and fat:) Everyone couldn't believe we both won (don't ask me the game, I don't get it, I just played:) So after a nice storm passed through we decided to leave. That was the longest trip home, ever!! So if you have stayed with me this long post, here is my pregnancy stuff:

How far along? 12 weeks
Total weight gain/loss: I think I'm breaking even
Maternity clothes? I have to say they are becoming more of an every day occurence
Sleep: I am in bed by 9pm and hopefully have had a nap sometime before that.
Best moment this week: Only have 2 days of feeling crummy
Movement: None yet... can't wait!!
Gender: Still have no clue. Everyone is say Boy! Vote on my survey:)
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In, Jared made a comment that it is sinking in more:/
What I miss: Again, not worrying so much
What I am looking forward to: Hearing the heartbeat in 2 weeks
Weekly Wisdom: Trust God, it's all you can do.
Milestones: Making it to 2nd tri!!






Baby's now the size of a plum!
As you move into the second trimester, baby shifts into the growth and maturation stage. After weeks in the critical development stage, almost all of her systems are fully formed.

11 weeks!!!!!!!

So I thought by this point my fears of a miscarriage would be almost gone. WRONG!! Why do I make myself worry so much. Seriously! We have seen the heartbeat twice. We have seen the baby growing, but still in the back of my mind I have these fears. I have always been a worrier so this shouldn't surprise me, but nope it surprises me:/ Anyways, I am so scared when I go in to hear the heartbeat on the doppler September 2, they won't be able to find the heartbeat. Someone tell me I am crazy and everything will be ok, please!!:)

Anyways, I am starting to feel human. *knock on wood* I have gone a week without all day nausea. I am praying I am at the tail end of the morning sickness train. I am sure I will have some rough days, but hoping they will be nothing like before. While morning sickness is somewhat leaving me, exhaustion has taken over my body. By 8pm I'm ready for bed, and usually asleep by 9!! I have to take at least a 30 minute nap to make it through the day. Oh, I actually have eaten pizza this week and kept it down. YAY! Something with flavor I can eat again:) It's the little things in life that make me happy.

How far along? 11 weeks 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: -4 pounds (which really surprises me!!)
Maternity clothes? Yeah, I went and bought some last week and I don't think I am ever going back to normal clothes:)
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: Can't get enough
Best moment this week: Eating pizza!! (so sad I know)
Movement: nope
Food cravings: Same as before: Pineapple, strawberries, kiwi... sweet fruit is so good.
Gender: Not sure
Labor Signs: No way
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Roller Coasters, weird I know but Kyle has been watching a special on roller coasters all week and I realized I can't ride them this summer. Oh well!!
What I am looking forward to: Actually enjoying pregnancy!
Weekly Wisdom: Even though you don't need all maternity clothes, if it is comfortable... wear it!!
Milestones: Almost under 200 days!!

Here is my belly at 11 weeks! I'm telling you I am starting to get a belly. It's hard and never been there. So weird! Notice the lovely sea bands on my wrist. Even though I haven't been as nauseous, I still wear them because I am scared once I take them off I will feel sick. I am crazy, again I know:)




And here is what the bump has to say about Baby Love:

Baby's now the size of a lime!
Your fetus currently enjoys a 1:1 ratio between body and head, and has skin so transparent that blood vessels show right through it. But fingers and toes are no longer webbed, and hair follicles, tooth buds, and nail beds are forming -- setting up a significantly more attractive future.

10 Weeks

Yup! I am almost through with 1st trimester!! YEA!!! That day can't come soon enough. At first I felt bad complaining about pregnancy, but now I feel it is ok. To be quite frank...it sucks! Last week I had quite a few good days, so I thought "Yea, I am past the worst." Wrong! Sunday comes at 4am and I am up with the birds feeling so sick to my stomach. I got up, but ended going back to bed till noon. It was my sister in laws birthday so I did everything in me to try and get up and get ready to go out with my family. I made it, but could only eat bread:(

Monday, I woke up at 4am again just as sick! Although, I was going in to get an ultrasound so I was somewhat excited. After I got ready and lost everything I had eaten the day before, we were on our way to the Doctors. I was so scared I was going to get sick in the Dr's office, but I did good:) They ended up drawing blood to check for toxoplasima since I have 2 cats. I figure that since I have had a cat since I was born I have already been exposed to it, but it was nice to know for sure.

I talked to the Dr about the H1N1 shot. Kyle's mom works with someone who was diagnosed with Swine Flu and I work at a school. I have only gotten the flu shot once and I was sick the whole winter. But, new reports are showing the affects the Swine Flu has on pregnant woman. It's pretty scary. My fear is that they have no idea what the effects are on the fetus. By the time they know that, my child will be 5 years old!!! My Dr said he is all for the flu shot and H1N1 vaccine. So I guess I am going to be getting it. I just pray it is ok for me and baby.

We also talked about my morning sickness and weight loss. Now I have only lost 4-5 pounds so he said it is nothing to worry about just to stay hydrated. As my mom said I will make up for it in 2nd trimester. Although, it feels like I will never be able to eat normal or feel normal again:(

He had to do an internal u/s since its still pretty early. I just wanted to see my baby! Ready for this?? My baby actually looks like... wait for it... a BABY!!!! I could see the head, body, arms and legs. I could even see the brain. I kept asking, "Is that the ___?" He even zoomed in to show the blood flow through the umbilical cord. And of course what I was looking for, we saw the beautiful heartbeat. SO NEAT!! Here are pics of Baby Love:

What difference a few weeks make!

I think s/he looks like a little chick in this one:)

Survey Time:)
How far along? 10 weeks 1 day
Total weight gain/loss: -5 pounds
Maternity clothes? I was surprised I had lost weight because my clothes are snug in my waist and gut.
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: Depends on the day. If I am having a rough day I am up at 4am. If it is a good day... well I still have trouble going to sleep.
Best moment this week: Seeing beautiful Baby Love
Movement: nope (does gas count:)
Food cravings: Pineapple, strawberries, kiwi... sweet fruit is so good.
Gender: Not sure
Labor Signs: No way
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Not throwing up and wondering when I will feel sick next
What I am looking forward to: Actually enjoying pregnancy!
Weekly Wisdom: Don't really have any this week:/
Milestones: umm...other than seeing Baby Love...


Baby's now the size of a prune! ( I like the websites that say kumquat:)
With bones and cartilage starting to form and vital organs beginning to function, baby is making major progress. Body length will almost double in the next three weeks, and arm joints are now working. (Soon, legs will start working too.)

9 Weeks

I can't believe I am 9 weeks!! This is huge for me. I am still amazed I am carrying a little one in me. I cannot wait for the day I get to meet s/he. So far, this little one has given me a run for my money. I really wanted to get pregnant and glad that I am but I am miserable 90% of the time right now. I wake up and immediately take my zofran. I then roll over and eat a ginger snap or 2. If I don't do this around 7am, I am in for an even longer day than normal. Naps have become routine. Luckily I work at Kyle's house, so I lay on their couch and snooze for a bit. I have to eat all the time, even when I am not hungry just so I don't feel more sick. I have become sick of saltines and chicken and noodles, so now I am onto animal crackers and tomatoe soup for dinner:) But this will all be worth it. Oh, and the peeing. Good Lord!!!! I feel like I am about to pee my pants and when I go, I'm like "That's it??" Pregnancy does some weird things. My clothes are getting tighter by the day, but no weight gain. So I just look like a fat teenager with the lovely acne. What about this pregnancy glow stuff???

I am anxiously excited about my ultrasound on Monday. This to me is a big one. I am almost out of the 1st trimester and I am already so in love with my little one, I don't know what I would do if something were wrong. I am only trying to stay positive at this point.

How far along? 9 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: I think I am the same as when I started
Maternity clothes? Clothes are definately snug from bloat!!! Bella Band is my new friend!! I have a few comments from some close friends about getting a belly... even though it bloat.
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: This week, I have been having trouble staying asleep. I wake up to pee and it takes me forever to go back to sleep
Best moment this week: Not throwing up:)
Movement: nope
Food cravings: Pineapple. Can't get enough
Gender: Not sure
Labor Signs: No way
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Being able to eat what I want and not worrying about how sick it will make me later
What I am looking forward to: Seeing Baby Love on Monday
Weekly Wisdom: Stick with bland foods... they like you better
Milestones: My baby is a baby without a tail! Wahoo!!!
Baby's now the size of a green olive!
Your little embryo has now officially graduated to fetus-hood. Adding to the excitement, a Doppler ultrasound device might be able to pick up the beating heart. With basic physical structures in place and increasingly distinct facial features, baby is kind of starting to look like...well...a baby!

Ok.... here are some pics. Not very good ones to say the least. I need to have Jared take them next time:)

This one is a rough one from 5 weeks:

Here is one I took this weekend before a wedding. It's does nothing but show my dress:)

8 weeks

I have to say this week has to be my hardest week so far. I feel like crap pretty much 24/7. I am trying to stay on top of my meds, taking them every 8 hrs. Jared has been so awesome!!! I feel horrible because I haven't been able to cook or help clean as much because as soon as I get home, it usually hits me worse and I am down for the rest of the night. I keep telling myself it will be worth it in the end.... just 8 more months:) He is amazing and I really couldn't ask for a better husband!! I will start posting belly pics soon. There isn't too much to show, but I can tell a difference.

How far along? 8 weeks 2 days
Total weight gain/loss: -2 pds
Maternity clothes? Clothes are definately snug from bloat!!! Bella Band is my new friend!!
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: Cant get enough
Best moment this week: My mom bought me my 1st baby thing:)
Movement: nope
Food cravings: I wish something sounded good.
Gender: Not sure this week.
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Being able to eat what I want and not worrying about how sick it will make me later
What I am looking forward to: Feeling better!!
Weekly Wisdom: Even though its early, wear things that are comfortable... even if it is a bella band:)
Milestones: My baby has arms and legs now!!


Baby's now the size of a raspberry!
Baby is growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you can't feel it yet, baby is moving those little arms, legs, and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy.

Chipotle....

Baby Love does NOT like Chipotle. It sounded good at the time, but hours later it wasn't as good coming back up!!! I have not felt right since eating it. That's all I needed to say :)

7 weeks

So I am 7 weeks today which mean tomorrow I will be 7 weeks and 1 day, but according to what I read is actually 8 weeks along. So confusing. So anyways, I stole this from another blog and will start adding to it weekly:) I have updated this little survey since taken. I will explain at the end!!
How far along? 7 weeks 3 days (so 8 weeks... right??)
Total weight gain/loss: Same
Maternity clothes? Clothes are definately snug from bloat!!! It is out of control. I look 4 months pregnant!!
Stretch marks? nope
Sleep: Cant get enough
Best moment this week: Seeing Baby Love and it's little heart flickering away!
Movement: nope
Food cravings: Food doesn't sound too good to me right now, but fruit smoothies sound yummy!
Gender: When I saw the u/s I thought boy... not sure why. We shall see.
Labor Signs: Nope
Belly Button in or out? In
What I miss: Not worrying about every little thing
What I am looking forward to: Date night with the hubs:)
Weekly Wisdom: If you feel good... then take advantage of it. Don't worry about everything!
Milestones: Seeing Baby Love

So I had a minor freak out this week. I ended up going in for an u/s on Thursday. Since Friday, I have only had 1 day of morning sickness. This really scared me because it was like my symptoms vanished. Of course this freaked me out. By Wednesday I couldn't take it anymore. I called the Dr and explained my fear and with my history they brought me in for an u/s the next day. I was a mess on Wednesday. All I could think was that Baby Love was no more. I didn't want to go through that again!

Thursday morning I met Jared at the Dr's office. I was a nervous wreck. I got to the room and stripped down and waited. It seemed like I waited for ever (30 minutes to be exact). The Dr came in and he did a pap smear (I had JUST had one a month ago, so I was annoyed with that). So finally he got the u/s ready. Since I'm still early I had to have an internal u/s. I immediately saw a sac ( we never saw one with the u/s in Jan). Then I saw a little blob. The Dr. didn't say anything right away which made me really nervous. Then he said "There's the heartbeat!" I could see it flickering in the little peanut. I was the best feeling ever. I could breath!!!!! I could stare at the little flickering all day! I am already in love with our baby! Please God, protect this baby!

Here are some pics of babes first photo shoot:)

The little round thing that looks like a head is actually the yolk sac.

Can't ya just look at these all day:)